No Appointments Required At LA Vaccination Sites Through Monday

LOS ANGELES, CA — Walk-ins are now open at county-run mass vaccination sites through Monday, Los Angeles County health officials reported Thursday. No appointments are required.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 38 COVID-19 deaths and 439 newly confirmed cases as of Thursday. To date, Public Health identified 1,230,362 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 23,736 deaths.

Of the 36 new deaths reported Thursday, 16 people that died were over the age of 80, 10 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, and 10 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, according to county health officials.

"To the friends and families grieving the loss of a loved one to COVID-19, we are deeply sorry for your loss and wish you peace," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health.

"Although transmission has been slowed in Los Angeles County, people are still dying every day from COVID-19," Ferrer said. "If you aren't vaccinated, your chances of dying from COVID-19 is about 1 in 500. If you get vaccinated, your chances of dying from COVID-19 are less than 1 in a million. The more people vaccinated, the less deaths we will suffer. Even if you had COVID-19 and recovered, you still need to get vaccinated to have more complete and longer-lasting protection."

As of Thursday, public health is offering a limited number of walk-in registration slots at large-scale county-run vaccination sites through April 26. These vaccines are available while supplies last. Anyone 16 and older living or working in LA County can now get vaccinated without booking an appointment. Teens ages 16 and 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Registration for COVID-19 vaccine appointments will be completed at the site. The following locations are available for walk-ins.

Palmdale Oasis Recreation Center (in partnership with Curative)

3850 East Avenue S, Palmdale, CA

7 days a week, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

The Forum

3900 W Manchester Blvd., Inglewood

7 days a week, 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

The Balboa Sports Complex

17015 Burbank Blvd., Encino

Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.

College of the Canyons (in partnership with Curative)

25000 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita

7 days a week, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Cal State Northridge

18343 Plummer Street, Northridge

7 days a week, 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Eugene A Obregon Park – Gymnasium

4021 East 1st Street, Los Angeles

Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Pomona Fairplex

2370 East Arrow Highway, (Gate 15), La Verne

7 days a week, 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

LA County Office of Education

12830 Columbia Way, Downey

7 days a week, 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

County residents are also invited to a virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccines April 27 at 6 p.m. It will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @lapublichealth. For more information and to submit a question, visit: tinyurl.com/DPHVaccineTownHall.

All county residents 16 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. To make an appointment and see what verification information is required, visit www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish).

Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

There are 468 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 24% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 6,380,000 individuals with 18% of people testing positive. Thursday's daily test positivity rate is 0.9%.

For more news and information about the vaccine rollout in California, visit Patch's information hub. Also, be sure to check out How To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine In California.

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